Just 62 People Now Own The Same Wealth As Half The World's Population, Research Finds

Wealth inequality has grown to the stage where 62 of the world’s richest people own as much as the poorest half of humanity combined, according to a new report. The r...

Development Banking For Sustainability

National development banks can play a decisive role in financing the Sustainable Development Goals and the transition to a low-carbon energy future. Given their size and po...

DD To Telecast Special Programme On Mental Health Problems & Prejudices

The Doordarshan flagship programme Aaj Savere will focus on issues relating to mental health awareness and public education.

Consultant psychiatrist Dr Avdesh Sharm...

Is Economic Policy Sexist?

Despite nearly 50 years of policy effort, the UK is still a long way from eradicating gender inequality. There has been progress on many fronts, but women are still far fro...

118 More Years of the Gender Wage Gap

Earlier this week, one analysis suggested that the growth of American women’s wages had stalled this year. While it’s important not to put too much emphasis on ...

The Challenge Of Climate Change: An Indian Perspective

Few countries in the world are as vulnerable to the effects of climate change as India is with its vast population that is dependent on the growth of its agrarian economy, ...

Robots Will Make Leeds The First Self-Repairing City

The idea is to create a city that behaves almost like a living organism,? said Raul Fuentes, a researcher at the School of Civil Engineering at Leeds University, who is wor...

Indonesia's Fires Are Emitting More Carbon Pollution Than The Entire US Economy

More than 115,000 fires are burning across the Southeast Asian nation, most of them on the islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan, according to the Global Fire Emissions Databas...

Climate Change Could Hurt Global Economy: Study Finds Link Between Global Warming And Productivity.

A new study threw gas into the flames of climate change debates. Three economists from Stanford University and the University of California (UC) in Berkeley looked into the...